Tag Archives: Fiscal cliff

More pressure is on Obama with the fiscal cliff negotiations

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Doug Gibson

There seems to be an assumption that with the fiscal cliff debate, President Barack Obama has the upper hand and that Republicans are under pressure to cave to the president’s demands for $250K-plus, or $400K-plus tax hikes and virtually no … Read More

Tagged Budget negotiations, Democratic Party base, Entitlements, Fiscal cliff, Medicare, President Obama, Republican Congress, Social Security, Speaker John Boehner, Taxes, The Political Surf

Obama beats the GOP on budget-battle manure spreading

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Doug Gibson

No side is covering themselves with glory in the current fiscal cliff negotiations, but Republicans are far more honest with their proposal than President Obama is with his. The president is really stinking up negotiations with budget-battle manure. Obama’s plan, … Read More

Tagged Budget debt, Budget negotiations, Deficits, Democratic Party, Fiscal cliff, President Barack Obama, Republican Party, Speaker John Boehner, The Political Surf

Bishop Urges House to Include Energy Development in Fiscal Cliff Debate

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Bishop's Counsel

WASHINGTON– Congressman Rob Bishop (UT-01) along with Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Steve Pearce (NM-02) today urged the House to consider energy development as a way to increase revenues without having to increase taxes on hard working Americans. In a letter … Read More

Tagged Energy Development, Fiscal cliff, Rep. Rob Bishop, Uncategorized

Another voice for the fiscal cliff face plant

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Charles Trentelman

In September I wrote a blog post favoring going over the so-called fiscal cliff (click) because, let’s face it, “conservatives” and Tea Party screamers have been demanding the deficit be cut for several years now and that would certainly do … Read More

Tagged Blogging the Rambler, Fiscal cliff, politics, tea party